| James William Buel - 1884 - 832 páginas
...high grassy banks, with rich trees and plantains in the background, where herds of the n'sunnu -and hartebeest could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water, and florikan and Guinea-fowl rising at their feet. Unfortunately, the chief district officer, Mlondo, was... | |
| Henry Davenport Northrop - 1889 - 908 páginas
...fine, high, grassy banks, covered with trees and plantations. In the background herds of harte-beestes could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water, Florican and Guinea fowl rising at their fler. The chief of the district received them courteously,... | |
| D. M. Kelsey - 1890 - 844 páginas
...high grassy banks, with rich trees and plantains in the back-ground, where herds of the n'simuu and the hartebeest could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water, and florikan and guinea-fowl rising at our feet." A Quecn Dragged lo Execution. They marched along the... | |
| William Henry Giles Kingston, Charles Rathbone Low - 1890 - 548 páginas
...grassy banks, covered with trees and plantations. In the background herds of deer and " harte-beestes " could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water, and florican and Guinea fowl rising at their feet. Here Speke had some fine sport. The chief of the district... | |
| Robert Brown - 1893 - 364 páginas
...banks, with rich trees and plantains in the background, where herds of the nsunnu* and hartebeestf could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water, and florikan* and guinea-fowl § rising at our feet." Canoes not being obtainable, the party invested with... | |
| Anna B. Badlam - 1896 - 296 páginas
...fine grassy banks, with rich trees and plantations in the background, where herds of the hartbeest could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water, and florikin and guinea fowl rising at our feet." He proceeded some distance up the left bank of the Nile, keeping away... | |
| Larkin Dunton - 1896 - 562 páginas
...fine grassy banks, with rich trees and plantations in the background, where herds of the harlbeest could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were -snorting in the water, and florikin and guinea fowl rising at our feet."" He proceeded some distance up the left bank of the Nile, keeping... | |
| Harry Johnston - 1903 - 518 páginas
...between fine, high grassy banks, with rich trees and plantains in the background, where herds of topi and hartebeest could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water and bustards and guineafowl were rising at our feet." Marching up the left bank of the Nile towards the... | |
| 2005 - 84 páginas
...huts, the latter by sterns and crocodiles basking in the sun. . . . Herds of the nsunnu [antelope] and hartebeest could be seen grazing, while the hippopotami were snorting in the water. John Manning Speke, Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile ( 1 863) stream through present-day... | |
| Henry Allon - 1865 - 578 páginas
...the former occupied by fishermen's huts, the latter by stemsand crocodiles basking in the eun, — flowing between fine grassy banks, with, rich trees...and florikin and guinea-fowl rising at our feet.' Captain Speke marched up the left bank of the Nile at a considerable distance from the water, and reached... | |
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